Yakima, Washington: Outdoor Summer Cinema Offers Movies in the Park
Allied Arts and Yakima Parks and Recreation have teamed up to bring theater-quality outdoor movies to the city. Their first showing drew over 350 people, and…
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Twenty years of outdoor cinema: event reports, buying guides, setup how-tos and news from the field.
Fontana, California: Dive-in Theater Features Outdoor Movies by the Pool
Fontana’s Dive-In Movie Night series at Heritage Pool has become one of the summer’s standout attractions. The event — swimming plus a family-oriented movie on…
Porterville, California: Porterville Presents Outdoor Movies
Porterville Parks and Leisure Services is presenting two free summer outdoor movie programs for families. Movies in the Park runs every Thursday in Murry Park…
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Outdoor Movies on the Salty Square in Tuzla
Outdoor movies were shown on the Salty Square in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in collaboration with the Sarajevo Film Festival. The opening film was The Road…
War Dance Screening in Northern Uganda
This is the first installment in a series by Open Air Cinema Technician Jay Johnson. Jay is in Northern Uganda, where he joined the makers of the Academy…
Cumming, Georgia: Outdoor Movies Coming to Cumming
Outdoor movies came to a park near Cumming, Georgia in summer 2008, bringing free family-friendly screenings to the community.
Huntington Beach, California: Outdoor Movies at the 2008 Relay for Life
It's midnight at the Huntington Beach Relay For Life. Over 60 relay teams are camped out on the Ocean View High School football field, each committed to…
St. Ansgar, Iowa: Outdoor Movies Revived in Saint Ansgar
Steve and Lorraine Beland wanted to create a little nostalgia at the site of the old Bel-Air Drive-In, two miles west of St. Ansgar — and found the perfect fit…
Novato, California: Free Outdoor Movies Set for Downtown Marin
A series of free outdoor movies, sponsored by Continental Jewelers and the Downtown Novato Business Association, will be projected on a 30-foot inflatable…
Maui, Hawaii: Outdoor Film Festival Opens With a Breeze on Maui
Bottle Shock — the true story of the emergence of California wines on the world scene in 1976 — opened the Maui Film Festival at the outdoor Celestial Cinema…
Hoquiam, Washington: Comcast Outdoor Cinema Presents Movies on a 40-foot Inflatable Screen
Comcast Outdoor Cinema returns to Grays Harbor for its seventh year in Hoquiam, offering a free evening of live music and an outdoor movie on the grass inside…
Couple Wants to Give Back to River Bend with Portable Outdoor Movies
Jay and Stephanie Sinclair of Alton, Illinois recently bought a portable outdoor cinema system to rent to River Bend businesses and neighborhoods — and they're…
Cottage Grove, Minnesota: Outdoor Movie at River Oaks Golf Course
Shrek the Third will be shown on a 25'×14' inflatable movie screen at River Oaks Golf Course, Cottage Grove, MN on Thursday, June 19 at 9 p.m. Bring lawn…
Shore Flicks Revives Drive-In Movie Experience in New Jersey
T.J. and Heather Brustowicz launched Shore Flicks to bring the drive-in movie tradition back to the Jersey Shore — with 16' and 40' inflatable screens, outdoor…
Businesses Wanted to Back Outdoor Movie Weekend
A free outdoor cinema spectacular is coming to Maidenhead, Berkshire (UK) — and the search is on for business backing for the final film sponsor slot. “We…
Salt Lake City, Utah: Free Outdoor Movies in the Park are a Hit
Sponsored by the Salt Lake City Corporation, CW30, and Clear Channel Radio, “Friday Night Flicks” is now in its third year — and it’s free. “Free is always…
CineBox Inflatable Movie Screen Makes its Hollywood Debut on the Learning Channel
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2008. This entry is preserved as a historical record of the company and the outdoor-cinema industry…
Walnut Creek, California: Outdoor Movies Under the Stars
Sit around the projector with an Open Air Cinema technician long enough and you’ll hear war stories. The tech rescued by two dozen beachgoers after falling…
Boise, Idaho: An Open Plea for Outdoor Movies in Boise
The day is looming when some film writer will pen the drive-in movie theater’s obituary. In Boise, that day has long passed. Instead, focus on the next…
Premiere Mobile Cinema Brings Outdoor Movies to Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana
Premiere Mobile Cinema bought its first system from Open Air Cinema in 2007 and has since built a successful outdoor movie business across Ohio, Kentucky, and…
It's 2Cool: The Coolest Outdoor Movie Products in New England
Mike McDonough has built It's 2Cool into one of the country's top outdoor cinema event production companies. Based in New England, It's 2Cool has provided…
Simi Valley, California: Free Outdoor Movie Series in Simi Valley
A series of free outdoor movies will be shown on an inflatable screen at Simi Valley Town Center, 1555 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley, CA. For event…
Los Angeles, California: Henry Rollins Hosts Outdoor Movie Series
“Underground Forces” — videos from 1977 to 1984 — kicks off CineMOCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art’s outdoor screening series at the canopied plaza outside…
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Free Summer Movies at America the Beautiful Park
Every Thursday evening in June, join U.S. Olympians and elite athletes for fun activities, interactive demonstrations, autographs, and sports-themed movies on…
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